Daily Archives: June 13, 2013

Willie Nelson’s words certainly echo in the ears of Bradon Callen. The BCHS junior, is a cowboy himself, and a good one at that. He recently walked away with a new saddle and a state title in team roping at the Florida High School Rodeo Championships.

Callen finished with 104 points for a 15th place in the All-Around but with teammate Colton Mathews of Lakeland, he took home the team roping championship and moves on to Youth Nationals in Shawnee, Oklahoma and High School Nationals in Rock Springs, Wyoming in July.

The first named storm of the 2013 hurricane season, Tropical Storm Andrea, passed through late last week, dropping some 2 inches of rainfall and prompting the county to declare a state of emergency on Thursday.

The worst of the rain and wind cleared out by the weekend. BCSO emergency management director Lt. Adam Faircloth described the emergency declaration as a precautionary step and the first required to receive recovery assistance from federal authorities.

No roads were closed due to the rain, but area ditches were full. The elevation of the St. Mary’s River rose steadily and reached 7.1 feet early Saturday before receding. The county was under a tornado warning until 10 pm Thursday, but none were reported. The emergency declaration ended Saturday.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF BAKER COUNT, FLORIDA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Baker County, Florida, will conduct a Public Hearing and adoption of the proposed Ordinance whose title herein after appears, to be heard Tuesday, June 18, 2013 commencing at 6:00pm, at 55 North Third Street, Macclenny, FL. A copy of the proposed Ordinance may be inspected by any member of the public at the County Administration Office, Macclenny, Florida. On the date mentioned all interested parties may appear and be heard with respect to this proposed Ordinance.

ORDINANCE 2013-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE VII OF THE BAKER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDRs); AMENDING ORD. 2005-45 AS AMENDED BY ORD. 2006-06, AND AMENDING 2010-10 TO EXTEND THE IMPOSITION OF A TEMPORARY, 365-DAY MORATORIUM ON THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING A REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation of an interpreter to participate in these proceedings should contact the County Commissioners Office at 904-259-3613, at least 48 hours prior to the time of the hearing.
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